Hand-tool for button-setting.



w. E. ELLIOTT.

HAND TOOL. FOR BUTTON SETTING.

APPLLGATION FILED JAN. 10. 1912. 1,059,355. Patented Apr-.22, 1913.

Z BHBETBSHBBT 1.

w'ilmedwo W. E. ELLIOTT.

HAND TOOL FOR BUTTON SETTING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10. 1912.

1,059,355; Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAFII CO" WASHINGTON n c such as will enable otherscskilled in the art WILLIAM E. 1 ELLIOTT, or GRAND RAPIDS,1 MICHIGAN.

HAND-TOOL FOR BUTTON-SETTING.I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 10, 1912. Serial No. 670,367.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.:

To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, IWILLIAM EQELLI TT, a citizen of the United States of Amerlca 'l residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan; have invented certain new and iuseful Improvements in 1 Hand-Tools forButton-Setting; and I do hereby declare the following to be afullfl clear, and exactdescription of the invent1on,1

to which it appertains to make and use the same. 1 1 1 My invention relates to improvements m hand tools for button setting and itsobject is to provide the same withimproved means for holding the button andfastener; lIIl-f proved means for guiding and clenching the; fastener and to provide the device withl various; new and useful features hereinafter; more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims reference being had toj the accompanying drawings, in which:- a 1 Figure 1 is a sideelevatiomof a. device embodying my invention; Fi 2 a lan view of thesame; Fig.1?) anelevatlon o the same with the handles brokenaway showing the side opposite to Fig. 1; Fig. 14 an end view of the same; Fig. 5 aninverted plan view showing the oppositeside tothat shown in; Fig. 2; Fig. 6a detail in side elevation showing the device open as it appears when in use; Fig. 7 a front end view of the same; Fig. 8 the same as F ig. 6 showing the same after the first clenchingmovement whereby the prongs of the fasteners are turned outward bythe anvil; Fig.1 9 the same as F ig. 8 infront elevation; Fig. 10 the device during the final clenching :movement whereby the outer ends of the prongs of the fasteners are bent upward into the fabric by engage mentwith the end of the lower jaw; Fig. 11 1 a front view of the same as Fig.110; Fig. 12 an inverted plan view of the upper jaw taken on the line121121of Fig.1 1 showing the staple guide; and Fig. 13 the same in side elevation. 1

Like numbers refer to like parts in: all of the figures. 1

1 represents the upper j aw and 2 the lower jaw of the tool,ipivoted to each other as at 3, thejaw 1 being providedwith a lever or handle 1 and 1theujaw2 provided with a handle or lever 2.

handles separated to the limit and with the 1 1 may require.

4; is a spring whichyieldingly holds the jaws spaced apart. 1 The shoulders 5 engage 1 andlimit this opening movement.

6 is a leaf spring mounted on the top of f the jaw lthe end of the spring and theendi 1 of the jaw. being superposed and recessedto receive the eye of the button and the crown: 1 of a staple shaped fastener 16. The button 1 is placed on the top of the spring, the spring 1 being held downin contact with the jaw by 1 an arm? fixed on the lower screws or fastenersl i. b

8 is an anvil slidable in the tubular end 9 a of: the slower jaw 2.1 This anvil has out wardly diverging recesses in:the upper end to bend apart the ends of the fasteners as 1 shown1in Fig. 9. This anvil is supported: upon an intermediately pivoted lever 1 101 mountedon the lower jaw as at 11, the forward end of said lever engaging a slot in the bottomof the anvil tozkeep the same from 1. 751 turning about its axis andsupporting it normally in :an elevated position. Thislever 1 is operated :by means of a lug 12 )rojectinga 1 from the underside of the handle 1? and 1 havingopposltely inclined facesto engage 80 the lever and operate the same. The upper 1 edgeof the lever 10 where it engages the lug 1 12 is substantially concentric with the axis of the pivot 3 and slides on the surface of the lug :until the angleof the lever passes the apexof the lug whereupon the leveris released and the end of the same slides along; the oppositely inclined'end of the lug.

13 is a finger guard on the lower handle 1 to prevent pinching of the finger of the operator by, the lever. To properly direct the fastener perpendicular to the fabric 17, to which the button is to be attached and. the anvil 8, a pairof gripping members 18 is provided having notches in their adjacent: edges properly located toreceive the legs; of the fastener 16 and direct the same. Thesegrippers are pivoted tothe under side of the upper jaw and are flexible oryre silient :as at 19 whereby they yieldingly .100: grip the fastener and expand as occasion Au spring 20 is provided 1 whichtends to move the grippersaway from 1 the jaw 11where they engagethe fastener, and a shoulder 7 on the arm 7 holds the 11051 grippers against said jaw when thejaws are in open position; and the grippers are 1 limited in the movementaway from the j aw 1 jaw by means of 1 by contact with a shoulder 1 at the base of the'jaw.

Inoperation, the button eye and the staple or fastener are inserted inthe recess at the 5 end ofthe upper jaw 1 and spring 6 with the eye of the-button between the grippers as in Fig. 6, the spring and grippers both being pressed close to the jaw by the arm 7 when the device is open. The fabric 17 to 10 which the button is to be attached is placed .above the anvil in proper position and as thejaws begin to close the, upper jaw moves away from the arm 7 "thus releasing the spring which lifts the-crown of the fastener up into the recess of the upper jaw and ermits the gripper to move down uponthe 'astener and thus accurately adjust and properly direct it through .the fabric and toward theanviL- As the ends of the fastener 2 penetrate the fabric and strike the anvil they are bent apart as the jaws close, the anvil being held up by thelever 10 engaging and sliding on the rearward inclined end of the lug 12. As the upper jaw reaches the fabric, the angle of the lug 12 reaches the angle of the lever and slips ofl the end of the same. j the tubular head 9 of the lowerjaw and permits the ends. of-the fastener 16 to strike the concave recesses 9 in the head of the lower jaw and as the jaws are finally closed l .this head forces-the ends of the fastener out ward, and upward stillfarther and wellup into the fabric thus embedding the ends of the fastener within the same in proper position to securely .hold the button and avoid exposure of the ends of the fastener which latter would obviously be objectionable.-

The fastener is spread by the clenching 40 joperationand the grippers are spread apart somewhat thereby and will further yield to permit removal of the tool to repeat the operation elsewhere.

What I claim is I 1. Ahand tool for button setting, com

prising ,a pair of pivoted jaws, levers to manually operate the same, a springto hold the jaws spaced apart, the said upper jaw being adapted to carry a button and staple shaped fastener, an anvil slidably mounted in the lower j aw and having ,divergingsurfaces to bend apart the ends of the fastener, a pivoted lever mounted on the lower jaw and supporting theanvil, and a lugfi'Xed on the upper jaw engaging the lever to hold the anvil in raised position andadapt- I ed to automatically release the lever before the jaws are fully closed.

2. A hand tool for button setting, com- 'prising an upper jaw and a lower jaw pivoted to each other, levers to manuallyopera te the same, a, spring to yieldingly hold the jaws spaced apart, the upper jaw be'- -.ing adapted to carry a buttonand a staple 55 shaped fastener, the lower jaw having a The anvil now .descends, in

tubular end opposite theend of the upper.

jaw, anlanvil slidable in the said tubular end and having diverging recesses to bend apart-the ends o f'the' fastener, the end of the r lower jaw also having outwardly and upwardly turned grooves to further bend the ends of the fastener, a lever intermediately pivoted on the lower jaw and supporting the anvil at its outer end, and a lug fixed in the lever of'the upper jaw and having an inclined surface slidably engaging the lever to sup-port the anvil and an oppositely inclined surface to slide on the end ofthe lever and release the anvil whereby the lat ter moves downward: and permits the fastener to engage the tubular end ofthelower aw. j 3. A .hand tool for; button setting, comprisingan upper jaw and a lower j awfpivoted 'to eachother, levers to manually; op- 5 crate the jaws; a ispringimounteduon the upper jaw, said jaw andspring bein g e cessed to receive the geye of a button and a staple shaped fastener, an armfixedl on the lower jaw to engage and depress the s ring, an anvil slidable in the outer end of the lower-jaw andzhaving diverging recesses, the'end of the-lower jaw "also having outwardly 'andiupwardly inclined recesses opposite the recessesin the anvil, a 9:;

lever'pivotednon the lower jaw and supporting theanvil at its outer end, and a lugonthe lever of the upper jaw slidably engaging the otherendof the anvil support ingjleverto support the anvil and adapted to move beyond the end of the lever to release the anvil. V f I 4. In combination with 'a button setting tool having an upper jaw adapted toycarry a button and a fastenenand-a lower jaw carrying means for clenching the fastener, a fastener guide pivoted between said jaws having yieldable portions constantly 'between said jaws to mbrace the fastener and guide the same and to spread apart to release the fastener. 5. A button setting tool comprising an up-j per jaw adapted to carry a buttonand-fa'stener, a lower jaw carrying means for clenching the fastener by bending the prongs of the same apart, and a. divided and resilient plate pivoted between the jaws enibracing the fastener and yielding apart as the fastener is clenched andto release the fastener after it'has been clenched. 7.

6. A button setting tool comprising an upper jaw adapted tocarry a button and fastener, a lower jaw carrying. means for clenching a fastener, and a pair of grippers-1125 consisting of a plate pivoted between said jaws to normally lie close to-the upper jaw and moved away from the sametoward the lower jaw .when the jaws are moved toward each other, said plate being recessed in the end to receive a buttoneye and a fastener and also longitudinallydivided tolyieldably se arate when moved to embrace a fastener.

A button setting tool comprising an upper jaw adapted to carry a button and a fastener, a lower carrying means for clenching afastener, and a pain of grippers consisting-of a plate pivoted to move between sald jaws and to normally lielclose to the upper jaw, said plate being longitudinally recessed in the end to receive the eye of a button and transversely recessed to re ceive a fastener, and also longitudinally dividecland transversely yieldable to spread apart when moved to embrace a fastener, 15: and means for llmitmg the swingmg movement of the plate between the jaws.

In testimon whereof I a-fiix my signature J Witnesses:

PALMER A. James, L; V. MOULTON.

Copies of this patent may be: obtained for five cents each, by; addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, ID. 0. 

